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Giraffe Riddle Sweeps Facebook: Is The Answer Eyes Or Door?

The new ‘giraffe riddle’ which is sweeping Facebook of late is the latest online challenge to go viral, attracting a whole lot of interest and followers.

Here’s the way it works. The deal is that you have to answer a seemingly easy riddle, if you get it correct, all good, if not then you have to replace your Facebook profile picture with one of a giraffe type meme.

If you get the answer wrong you have to re-post the riddle which stumped you, once you have changed your profile pic to one of a giraffe.

Here’s a riddle for you:

It’s 3 a.m., the doorbell rings and you wake up. Unexpected visitors! It’s your parents and they are here for breakfast. You have strawberry jam, honey, wine, bread and cheese. What is the first thing you open?

Um, isn’t the answer to that one blatantly obvious? Apparently not, judging by all the giraffe profile pics popping up at an alarming rate on Facebook. On the other hand the ‘giraffe riddle’ challenge is pretty wholesome and harmless fun.

This is, of course, only if you don’t have anything against giraffes and don’t mind having all your Facebook friends seeing that as your profile picture. Fortunately the rules don’t stipulate how long you need to keep the giraffe image in your profile but some reports suggest up to three days.

The answer to the ‘giraffe riddle’ above might not be as easy as you might think. Especially if you take a look at all the comments from people arguing as to what the correct answer is. There is the “eyes” camp and the “door” camp.

What do you think? Do you have to open your eyes or the door first? The riddle seems to be phrased in such a way that it suggests you woke up after the doorbell rang therefore making the correct answer the door.

Truth be told though, if you were smart and looked to see who it was first, upon realizing it was your parents you’d probably open the wine first, then door.

So what do you think the correct answer to the ‘giraffe riddle’ is? Post it in the comments feed below and don’t worry; whether you get it right or wrong I won’t make you change your picture to a giraffe!

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111 Responses to “Giraffe Riddle Sweeps Facebook: Is The Answer Eyes Or Door?”

Oh I did answer with the DOOR, Since I am already up and having my Morning Coffee preparing to go to work. I argued my point with my friend that had asked the question. And since she was aware of this fact, she gave it to me as the correct answer. But for most, yea, Eyes would be the answer.

The riddle doesn't actually specify that you KNOW that's who is there – it's just telling you. But I also thought door, under the assumption that if the doorbell woke you up, you have already opened your eyes.

What? lol…I did say door…but was wrong. After thinking about it…you would have to open your eyes first to see where you are going in the house…then answer the door by opening the door. Eyes is the correct answer…not door.

The riddle starts its 3 am and the doorbell wakes you. So unless you sleep with your eyes open then your eyes are the first thing you open. Arguing the door is right only makes you look like a pretentious prick who can't handle being wrong and will welch on a bet!

Exactly! People are getting all upset because they insist it was door. Hell, I thought it was door, too, but after giving it thought, the doorbell wakes you, hence you open your eyes…there is your answer. And I enjoy being a giraffe, thank you very much.

Because you were asleep, the doorbell rang and you woke up. When you woke up, what did you do? You opened your eyes. Then you went to the door to open the door. The door was the second thing you opened. Now go and make yourself a giraffe.

Taking into consideration the following clues:-
"You wake up" – Your eyes are opened at this point of time.
"Unexpected visitors! It’s your parents" – Goes to show that you have seen them. Eyes already opened.
"Doorbell rings" – The riddle didn't mention about you opening the door. So naturally, the answer should be the door.

However, if the question is "What WAS the first thing you OPENED?". Then "eyes' may be the correct answer.
Depends on how the question is constructed.

I'm usually still awake at 3 am since I have my husband leaving at 2:30 am and my son at 3 am for work. If someone is at my door at 3 am, it's usually one of them and they've forgotten something for work. My eyes are normally open till around 5 or 6 am.. that's when i go to bed.

Eyes is the only correct answer! Why is there even a debate? First sentence: "You WAKE UP". Also: How do we even know your parents didn't just let themselves in right after they rang the bell to alert you?

I absolutely agree. The poorly-written 'riddle' puts you in a situation where you already have found out certain things. From that point on, the first thing you open is the door. This points out the importance of paying attention to verb tense.

Maybe it's just me and I'm an illiterate jerk who likes to buck the system, but I think neither door nor eyes are correct. Since the word 'open' is in present tense, you can only list things that have not yet been opened, i.e one of the items on the list provided. However had it said 'opened', then I could assume it was speaking of the entire experience after it happened, your parents came, they ate, went home and you went back to sleep but all of that would not necessarily be stated. Then eyes would be correct.

Logic 101. When there are more than one possible answers, determine the most probable. It is possible that an AUDIO cue woke you but you kept your eyes closed , had an audio clock provide the time and that kept your eyes closed until AFTER you opened the door or that you have a disability or medical issue preventing opening your eyes. So while possible, neither scenario is very probable. In this case, it is more probable the majority of people would open their eyes before getting out of bed. Anything else that has a chance of being opened first would still be a correct answer.

But if they are unexpected how do you know they are at your house for breakfast unless you have opened the door? You would have to have opened the door to talk to them to find out why they are there, just as you would have opened your eyes to be able to get out of bed and see that it is your parents ringing your doorbell at 3 am. Therefore, eyes is the correct answer.

Eyes. The riddle begins "it is 3 o'clock in the morning . . ." everything after that introductory phrase is an element of the riddle–where you were, what you were doing, what you heard, how you responded, who was the author of the action, what action followed from the initiation action . . . Eyes. But I agree with Karen Kennedy Williams–the next thing would be my mouth and the word flippin replaces would be among those said loudly and often!

Alright, enough already. The question of what do you open first is posed AFTER it is stated that the doorbell awoke you. Eyes can't be right because the implication is there that they already are open. Game. Set. Match.

Seems to me, by the wording of the riddle, your eyes and the door have already been opened revealing the time and the visitors; therefore the only thing left to open is one of the food items. If its 3am and your parents, chances are it will be the wine.

Seems to me, by the wording of the riddle, your eyes and the door have already been opened revealing the time and the visitors; therefore the only thing left to open is one of the food items. If its 3am and your parents, chances are it will be the wine.

They are right. You don't have to open your eyes to answer the door. But with that logic, (if it was me), then the first thing I'd open is my fly. That way I could pee first before I'd go and answer the door.

I would first open eyes, then upon seeing the time and who was at my door open the door, followed by opening the wine, bread and cheese…. because i know it doesnt take much wine to give my parents a buzz for them to go to sleep and the bread and cheese just to prevent them from getting fully drunk.

but the riddle also states that you're woken up and you know it is your parents at the door, so what is the first thing you open? the way it is phrased implies what is the first thing you open now that you're awake and are aware your parents are at the door.

Here's the easy way to think about it: The first line is "3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up." and the last line is "What is the first thing you open?" Ignore everything between which is just distracting filler, and the answer can only be EYES.

Here's the easy way to think about it: The first line is "3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up." and the last line is "What is the first thing you open?" Ignore everything between which is just distracting filler, and the answer can only be EYES.

The tense is consistent in the riddle and therefore is a moot point. Here's the easy way to think about it: The first line is "3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up." and the last line is "What is the first thing you open?" Ignore everything between which is just distracting filler, and the answer can only be EYES.

Here's the easy way to think about it: The first line is "3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up." and the last line is "What is the first thing you open?" Ignore everything between which is just distracting filler, and the answer can only be EYES.

Here's the easy way to think about it: The first line is "3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up." and the last line is "What is the first thing you open?" Ignore everything between which is just distracting filler, and the answer can only be EYES.

Nope, you were fooled by all the distracting words. Here's the easy way to think about it: The first line is "3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up." and the last line is "What is the first thing you open?" Ignore everything between which is just distracting filler, and the answer can only be EYES.

you have to.open your eyes in order to get to the door so eyes is the correct answer I wouldnt walk to the door open it then open my eyes too dangerous and I would fall over or into something at my.house lol

OK you had me with your first sentence when you answered the riddle with "eyes" so I don't understand the logic of your 2nd sentence when you changed to "door." Here's the easy way to think about it: The first line is "3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up." and the last line is "What is the first thing you open?" Ignore everything between which is just distracting filler, and the answer can only be EYES.

Actually the tense of the riddle is consistent and therefore a moot point. Here's the easy way to think about it: The first line is "3:00 am, the doorbell rings and you wake up." and the last line is "What is the first thing you open?" Ignore everything between which is just distracting filler, and the answer can only be EYES.